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APPARATUS FOR RULING AND DESIGNING. No. 350,161. Patented Oct. 5,1886.

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NITED STATES GUUNT IIUGII SEILERh OF MUNICH, GERMANY.

APPARATUS FOR RULING AND DESIGNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,161, dated October 5, 1886.

.-\pplication filed August l, 1885.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, COUNT Huun SEILERN, a citizen of Germany, residing at Munich, inv the German Empire, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus for Ituling and Designing, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for ruling and designing paper or other material; and it consists of the elementshereinafterfully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a longitudinal section of the ruling or designing apparatus. Fig. II is an end view of the same. Fig. III is a perspective view of the apparatus in connection with the guidingsquares. Fig. IV is a cross-section of the guiding-square at line 2 2, Fig. III. Fig. V is a moditieation.

Similar letters represent similar parts in all the figures.

Between plates L L, forming the frame, and held apart by distanee-bolts 1' i7 Z the ruling cylinder r is placed, supported by a frame, Z. The axle r of this cylinder turns in slots 1" in the frames or plates I1 L. Behind the eylinder 2' the inkingrollerf is arranged, supported in a frame, Z, and with its axlesj turning in longitudinal slotsf in'the plates L. Against the frame Z a spring, p, attached to the bolt 1', presses to force the faee of the inkingroller f against the ruling-roller r. Around the bolt Z a ilat spring, F, is fastened, bent over the inking-roller], and attached on its forward end to the under side of the frame Z by a pin,

s. This spring F extends the whole width be tween the plates L IJ, to prevent any dirt or dust coming upon the inking roller, and at the same time protect the hand of the operator. The action of this spring is to hold the rulingroller r upward, clear of the paper or material, except when pressed downward upon the frame Z. Through the frame Z a bolt, (Z, is plaeed, connected to a spring, 0, the lower end of which attaehed to the frame Z. This spring is provided with a projection, 0, Fig. II, bearing against the edge or upon. the circumference r at the end of the ruling-roller r. In this ring r" notehes (not shown in the drawings) are made, into which the projection 0 falls, in case only a eertain part of the Serial No. 173,525. (No model.)

circumference of the ruling-roller is to be used to mark upon the paper. By moving the bolt d inward the nose or projection 0 is moved again clear of the notch or recess in the ring 1", when the roller r will be again ready for operation. By pressing upon the end of the spring F, so as to bring the same clear of the pin 8, the ruling-roller 'i' can easily be removed and a different roller substituted, and by re lieving the frame Z of the action of its spring 9 the inking-roller f can be removed and a different color-roller substituted therefor.

Instead of one inking-roller two or more of different colors may be placed upon the same axle side by side.

The proper guiding of this apparatus, and the production of perfectly-parallel lines or designs upon the paper or material, are obtained by the squares A A These squares have central slots, a, into which the turned-down flanges Z) of their end pieces, I), fit, capable of sliding easily. The end piece b on the square N is attached to the same by means of a screwbolt, t, to enable said square A to be placed at an angle to the surface of the square A, for the purpose of ruling diagonal lines or designs upon the paper or material. The side of one of the frames or plates L of the ruling apparatus is placed against the edge of the square A", (see Fig. III,) and thus guided by the same.

To secure the paper or material firmly to the squares during the operation, a hinged plate, I, is attached to the under side of the square A, Fig. IV, lined at its inner side with india-rubber g, and a similar strip of indiarubber is attached to the under side of the square A, between which the paper, assisted by the pressure of the hand upon the square A, is firmly held fast. If the lines are not to extend over the whole length of the width of the paper, guiding-plates c 6, with projections e c, are attached to the square A so as to stop the ruling apparatus, either when coming in contact with the inner surfaces, 0 e, of the these guides, or with the projections c e. The

surface of the ruling-roller r is made with the desired design for producing either straight lines or figures to be marked upon the paper.

The cylinder or roller 1' may be made with a covering, similar to electrotypes, consisting of a gelatinepaste mixed with a certain prorollers f 0-, supported in frames Z Z,- respec't- :0

portion of methyl-violet 0r Fuchsine, or any ively, and having bearings in the frames L L,

other convenient coloring matter. Such a and springs F p, substantially as and for the paste delivers the color very readily. Such a purpose described. 5 cylinder or ruler may be placed in a frame provided with a handle, as shown in Fig. V. COUNT HUGH SETLERN' What I claim as my invention, and desire W'itnesses: I to secure by Letters Patent, is- EDUARD BRE'U,

The combination of the frames L L, with l JOS. FICHTE. 

